basso : Idioms & Phrases

Index

Basso continuo

  • noun a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
    continuo; thorough bass; figured bass.
WordNet
  • It., bass continued. (Mus.) A bass part written out continuously, while the other parts of the harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass; continued bass.
Webster 1913

basso profundo

  • noun a very deep bass voice
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basso relievo

  • noun a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
    low relief; bas relief; basso relievo.
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basso rilievo

  • noun a sculptural relief in which forms extend only slightly from the background; no figures are undercut
    low relief; bas relief; basso relievo.
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basso-rilievo

Bas"so-ri*lie"vo, Bas"so-re*lie"vo noun (Also<
  • Basso-rilievo
  • Basso-relievo
)
Etymology
It. basso-rilievo.
Definitions
  1. Same as Bas-relief.
Webster 1913